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Deirdre Byrne is a Staff Researcher at the Sligo Research Office and Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Sustainable Tourism Observatory within Atlantic Technological University. She holds a PhD in Social Sciences (2016) and a Bachelor's in Applied Social Care (2010). Her research focuses on sustainable development goals, tourism decarbonization, student mental health frameworks, and residential care practices. She leads projects such as TAAS Interreg Europe (2024–2028) and POST Interreg Atlantic Areas (2023–2026), and serves as Advisor to the board of Together Estranged Inc.
Her work bridges academic research and policy, contributing to initiatives like Ireland's National Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Framework. Key research areas include net-zero strategies for tourism enterprises, wellbeing integration in curricula, and decolonizing food practices in residential care. She has supervised doctoral research on food governance in residential settings and collaborates internationally on interdisciplinary projects.
- Education: PhD in Social Sciences (2016), BSc in Applied Social Care (2010)
- Projects: TAAS Interreg Europe, POST Interreg Atlantic Areas
- Affiliations: Sustainable Tourism Observatory, Together Estranged Inc.
Her publications span tourism sustainability, mental health policy, and food governance in residential contexts. Recent work emphasizes case studies for enterprise decarbonization and curriculum wellbeing frameworks in higher education.
